Those little 12 gram CO2 cartridges last forever!!

[cslinger]

So the VAST majority of my airgun shooting is either spring or SSP. I do have a really nice SIG P225 CO2 replica that rarely gets shot. Mostly because of the trigger and noise it generates.

at any rate I got a bug up my butt last night to run some pellets through it. So I rummage around and find some CO2 cartridges from like 18 years ago. Popped one in and ...... off to the races. Those things last for damn ever.

As an aside, whether it’s from using better pellets or just being more accustomed to varying quality’s of triggers the gun was more accurate then I remember so ended up being more fun then I remember. I may have to put some more trigger time behind it.

At any rate moral of the story is those little CO2 carts. Must have an insane shelf life.

 

[troy fairweather]

I had some small bottles for a old luger copy I had. Think they were made during or after ww2. They were smaller 6-8 oz they had to be 50 years old when I shot them. I'm not even 100% if they were co2 could have been Freon.

 

[whughett]

Why wouldn’t they If one thinks about it . Unless they get damaged and leak there isn’t any thing to chemical change or decay.
One past hobby was beer brewing I still have mini kegs that were co2 powered by the 12gram cartridges. Been in the cellar for a decade or more now. Guess they could be use for a CO2 pistol also.